| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §285, sub-§1, ¶H, as amended by PL 2001, c. 667, Pt. | E, §1, is further amended to read: |
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| H. A blind person operating a vending facility pursuant | to Title 26, section 1418-F section 19606 under the | direction of the Department of Labor, Division for the | Blind and Visually Impaired Commission for the Blind; |
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| | Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §1822, as amended by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §4, | is further amended to read: |
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| §1822. Blind-made products |
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| | A The Blind-made Products Committee, comprising composed | of the State Purchasing Agent, and the Director of the Bureau | of Rehabilitation Services and the Director of the Division | for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Bureau of Rehabilitation | Services, Commission for the Blind and in this section and | sections 1823 and 1824 called "the committee," shall determine | the price of all products that meet specifications prescribed | by the State Purchasing Agent, are agreeable to all members of | the committee and are manufactured by the Maine Center for the | Blind and Visually Impaired and offered for sale to the State | or a political subdivision, governmental agency or public | benefit corporation of the State. The committee shall revise | prices from time to time in accordance with changing cost | factors and shall make rules and regulations regarding | selection of products, time of delivery and other relevant | matters necessary to carry out the purpose of this section and | sections 1823 and 1824. |
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| | Sec. 3. 5 MRSA c. 513 is enacted to read: |
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| | As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise | indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. |
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| | 1.__Blind person. "Blind person" means a person having not | more than 20/200 central visual acuity in the better eye after | correction or an equally disabling loss of the visual field so | that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle | no greater than 20 degrees. |
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